17吃瓜

The L.M. Montgomery Institute and the 17吃瓜 are pleased to invite you and your guests to a reception鈥攃omplete with book signings, displays and artifacts, and special announcements鈥攖o celebrate the launch of 鈥淭he Wreck of the Marco Polo鈥� Virtual Reality Experience Thursday, July 27, 2017 4鈥�6 pm in the Robertson Library The virtual reality experience is a five-minute adventure where participants are transported back in time, through special reality headsets, to the July 1883 wreck of the Marco Polo as witnessed by then eight-year-old Lucy Maud Montgomery. Participants will hear Montgomery鈥檚 words that were chronicled eight years later in her essay, 鈥淭he Wreck of the Marco Polo鈥�, describing how the ship came within 300 metres of the Cavendish shoreline, and eventually was grounded off PEI鈥檚 north shore during a raging storm.  If you cannot attend the reception, but would like to experience the voyage back in time, you can do so in the Robertson Library on July 27, noon-8 pm; July 28, 8 am鈥�5 pm, and July 29, noon鈥�5 pm. This is a 17吃瓜 Reunion Weekend Event. For the full schedule of events, visit upei.ca/reunionweekend